Yes Peter, and a quick and simple answer to your question is yes, they're worth something. How much are they worth ? I don't know, but most of the medals are simply general service medals for both WWI and WWII, and are worth only a nominal amount. I have no idea what the big star at the top is. The five six-pointed stars at the top and the two at the side are WWII medals. There is a complete selection here, including some that are more scarce than aothers. . There is also a set of WWI general service medals (3). They are made of better metal than the WWII medals... the silver coloured one is real silver. This is a good selection and I wouldn't sell them unless I was really broke... keep them!

Don't know much about medals but that looks like two silver threepennies at the bottom.

One clearly has a Victoria "young head" which dates it to before 1887. However, condition is everything and it looks too worn to be of much value. The other silver threepenny is a Victoria old head which dates it between 1892 and 1901. The hole in it removes any value it might have had. There is also a George V silver threepenny.

Amongst the medals I think I see a 1914 - 1915 Cross. I only know this because we still have my grandfather's. Another of the medals is also Victoria Old Head and the QEII one says Cyprus on the clasp so that dates it pretty well.

'Fraid most of them aren't worth anything. The service stars are ten-a-penny since they were handed out to everyone who served in the respective theatres(marked on them. Burma, France+Germany, etc) and nothing out of the ordinary had to be done to achieve one(i.e. V.C, D.C.M, etc). The only two that might be worth something are the General service(1918-1962) with Cyprus clasp (£50-£100) and that's because of the clasp/bar and not the medal itself and the Queen Vic one. I'd need to see the reverse to tell more about that.

I don't think the coins are "thruppenie bits" (note the pronunciation!). I'd guess they are "tanners"

Peter, I'm not quite in agreement with PK, I think the medals are worth something. Yes, we'd have to define the meaning of "worth". The service stars are not quite "ten-a-penny " but his point is correct. Among the general service medals the Burma Star is probably worth most, not a lot, but I'd guess I could buy one here in Canada for about $10, or $15 if the ribbon is in good condition. The WWI silver-coloured medal is of silver and sells according to the current price of silver.

Quite right Dugald. When I said they're not worth anything I meant in as much as I wouldn't plan my retirement on them. Having had a wee shufty about the you're probably looking at £250-£300 for the lot. Assuming there's nothing particuarly special about the big one.

Peter, I'm not quite in agreement with PK, I think the medals are worth something. Yes, we'd have to define the meaning of "worth". The service stars are not quite "ten-a-penny " but his point is correct. Among the general service medals the Burma Star is probably worth most, not a lot, but I'd guess I could buy one here in Canada for about $10, or $15 if the ribbon is in good condition. The WWI silver-coloured medal is of silver and sells according to the current price of silver.

I wondered if they were "tanners" (sixpence) but they looked a bit small for a tanner.

I have a sizable collection of "tanners" so know a little bit about them. The Victorians did quite a lot of experiments with the coinage. The Florin, for example,was introduced with a view to decimalising the coinage. There were also double florins, a four pence coins at various times.

Yes. There should be the name and service number. From there, you can look up the medal card on Ancestry. I was able to do that for my grandfather. Tells you when they entered the theatre of war (Feb 1915 for my grandfather), what branch of the army (Royal Garrison Artillery) and when they were demobbed (or, for WW1, posted to Army Groyup Z).